ZIP Code 71742

71742 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fordyce, Dallas County.

City: Fordyce
County: Dallas County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 717xx

Where this code sits

71742 is part of the 717xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fordyce.

Fordyce Arkansas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71742 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71742

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71742.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71766	4.6 mi	Thornton, AR
ZIP code 71748	6.5 mi	Ivan, AR
ZIP code 71652	7.5 mi	Kingsland, AR
ZIP code 71720	13 mi	Bearden, AR
ZIP code 71660	14 mi	New Edinburg, AR
ZIP code 71725	19 mi	Carthage, AR
ZIP code 71665	20 mi	Rison, AR
ZIP code 71744	20 mi	Hampton, AR

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 71742, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 71742. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.